Do you tip Mousekeeping?

[mainemajor]

We tip $5.00 per day, because it's the right thing to do.

[estein80]

I'm really sorry that this thread has become as "violent" in some of its posts as it had. I was really just looking for some thoughts on tipping, and was hoping to get some opinions. After some of the posts, I went and looked up proper etiquette for tipping housekeepers. From what I found tipping is what many people consider proper. Those who don't are free not too, as my family has done for a long time. However, as someone said if it makes someone's day a little better it's worth it. Afterall, I'm going to WDW to have a great time and looking for the CM's to make my day. It seems fair that I do something nice for them as well.

Please, play nice.

[KAT1811]

Please, play nice.

Inevitable in these types of threads. Unfortunately someone always gets offended. No worries. I too like to hear everyone's views. To each his own.

[d_m_n_n]

We don't tip in the traditional way. My form of a tip is making their life a little easier by not making them clean my room. I will find the housekeeper in the hallway before we leave in the morning and tell her not to bother with our room. In a week stay, they might have to clean twice...and we always leave the room neat.

[Iteachpc]

I'm not trying to justify my actions for tipping or not tipping. As I stated before I have ALWAYS tipped mousekeeping. After reading countless posts on this subject I don't know what to think. Is it so unreasonable to think that someone on this board might actually know the WDW policy for mousekeepers? So when I read that maids are not allowed to keep tips or that they are paid better than other non-tipped positions at WDW what am I to believe?

There's no reason to be so critical.

[KAT1811]

I'm not trying to justify my actions for tipping or not tipping. As I stated before I have ALWAYS tipped mousekeeping. After reading countless posts on this subject I don't know what to think. Is it so unreasonable to think that someone on this board might actually know the WDW policy for mousekeepers? So when I read that maids are not allowed to keep tips or that they are paid better than other non-tipped positions at WDW what am I to believe?

There's no reason to be so critical.

If you like to tip, continue tipping. You do what works for you and your family. You don't need to justify your kindness to anyone. Just enjoy the fact that you made someone's day a little bit brighter regardless of "policy".

When I used to hostess at a fine dining restaurant (many moons ago) I worked in a nontipped position and I loved when someone tipped me (always on the way out) it made my night.

To each his own.

[Disney Doll]

Okay, this is why I HATE these threads. Folks who are so proud of the fact that they leave a few bucks a day for a NON-TIPPED position want to make the rest of us, who know it is a NON-TIPPED position, feel bad. Shame on all of you "I make special envelopes and seal them with a kiss and you should too" people. It's perfectly okay and normal not to tip a NON-TIPPED position, and no one is going to get gold-plated towel animals because they left $1.50 on the counter, so get over that one too!

I never tip because I expect something special like a towel animal in return. I tip because I appreciate the work they do for me and it's just nice. To me it's not about the money so I could care less how much they get paid. It's about the fact that it's an undesirable job and I appreciate that someone else is taking care of my room while I'm out enjoying my vacation. It's just a way to say thank you and honestly it's such a small amount of money. Why not?

[Goes4FastPass]

Okay, this is why I HATE these threads. Folks who are so proud of the fact that they leave a few bucks a day for a NON-TIPPED position want to make the rest of us, who know it is a NON-TIPPED position...!

I too find all of this no fun.

Tippers Who Annoy Me

• People who toss a few bucks on the nightstand so they can feel like big shots helping the poor unfortunate toilet cleaners. They're people who think they're better than the people they are tipping.
• People who think a tip will get them one of the FAbulous towel animals.
• People who decorate envelopes. It's wrong, just wrong, to assume the
  "Mousekeeper" who is working to pay bills and buy groceries wants to play magical Mickey with you just because you chose a WDW vacation.
• People who tip too much and advise other to do the same. X dollars per person per day isn't tipping, it's bragging.

NonTippers Who Annoy Me

• Self appointed experts on what positions are to be tipped who think I'm a bumpkin because I have a different opinion than them
• People who use "I hear they get paid a forture" or some other excuse to cheap out.

I tip when I stay at a WDW resort because I always tip housekeeping, every country, every time and not because anyone else tells me I should or shouldn't.

[Scar]

I too find all of this no fun.

Then why would you participate?

[BMan62]

Tippers Who Annoy Me

• People who toss a few bucks on the nightstand so they can feel like big shots helping the poor unfortunate toilet cleaners. They're people who think they're better than the people they are tipping.
• People who think a tip will get them one of the FAbulous towel animals.
• People who decorate envelopes. It's wrong, just wrong, to assume the
  "Mousekeeper" who is working to pay bills and buy groceries wants to play magical Mickey with you just because you chose a WDW vacation.
• People who tip too much and advise other to do the same. X dollars per person per day isn't tipping, it's bragging.

NonTippers Who Annoy Me

• Self appointed experts on what positions are to be tipped who think I'm a bumpkin because I have a different opinion than them
• People who use "I hear they get paid a forture" or some other excuse to cheap out.

I tip when I stay at a WDW resort because I always tip housekeeping, every country, every time and not because anyone else tells me I should or shouldn't.

Thank you! I can agree with every word.

[Jeff G]

This is a chicken and egg thing:

My guess is that WDW probably pays it's housekeeping staff somewhat more than a typical hotel maid because so many people who go to WDW don't know that its a standard convention to leave a gratuity for one's housekeeper.....like foreigners that don't know that in the U.S. you leave 15-20% at sit-down restaurants and bars.

It's not about respecting choices...that's a given...there's no requirement to tip. But most of us do because it's an accepted convention of politeness, generosity, thanks, and civility.

I just came on to see how this thread was doing and wow. Thanks for the response!!!

The crazy logic isn't the fact of the tip it is what the poster was saying about those who don't tip and what he is equating it to.

In my post I explained my logic for not tipping and I asked simply to be respected with my choice. Not once did I blast anyone who tipped, if you want to tip good for you and I respect you decision. It is great that those of you who tip out of genrousity, kindness and civilty are so considerate. But becuase I chose not to tip this position I'm not acting in a way less civil than anyone else.

There is no need to be pompous becuase you tip and others don't. I asked for a simple let me explain my reason and respect my explanation.

[lightyearfan]

me and dw do tip our maid service, how much we tip is personal so on tht note...
, we've never had any issues with mousekeeping

Victor

[MidnTPK]

I asked for a simple let me explain my reason and respect my explanation.

I think you need to further define what how others are supposed to 'respect' your decision.

Would you have us deny the fact that people ought to tip their maid? I don't think that's going to happen. A large majority of us think that this is a custom/convention in the same category as holding a door open for the person behind you, saying thank-you for services rendered, and tipping a parking valet. For these customs/conventions there's no law that says you have to but people do it to be nice and adhere to the convention.

Tipping one's maid is a widely accepted convention. Extenuating circumstances or explanations don't change that fact.

Disney's acknowledgement of the fact that many people ignore this convention doesn't change the convention either...it just show that Disney knows a segment of its guests generally don't tip their maids....and it attempts to compensate it's employees for the difference between the way the Outside World and Disney World work.

[brownie]

$1-2 per person per night.

[Daisy'sMom]

Anyone that will pick up our room after our family has spent the night deserves a tip.

I (a nurse) can't imagine what it must be like, picking up wet towels, cleaning the toothpaste out of the sink, cleaning the toilets, making the beds, etc. for strangers. And I have seen some pretty nasty things in my line of work.

[pink]

We just returned from the Pop Century...and we had a wonderful mousekeeper for a week Yolanda...and I did for the first time plan to tip. My DH always tips $5 a day (which his company does not reimburse) when he travels for business, so that what I did...I had special envelopes and had them ready...our room was always perfect and extra towels and when she saw we had a 2 yr old she went out and brought back the most perfect towel bear that was trimmed in ribbons...my DGD slept with 'towel bear' every night...

We also had Yolanda at Pop Century in March, she was such a nice lady and she did a good job every day.

We usually leave $1 for each person, each day. So since we had four people and two rooms I left $2 in an envelope each day.

One day we came back when she was still there and she thanked us profusely for the tips and was so grateful. Which makes me think she doesn't get tipped that often. Because of the tips, we have never had a unclean room/bathroom during our stay.

[kemps@wdw]

ALWAYS!!! Usually $5 @ day in a marked and plainly visible envelope. So far, we have not had to make any special request, as they have always had our room done to our satisfaction!
(Of course, tips are based soley on service. If our room is not to our satisfaction the first couple of days, tips will not be forthcoming) But, to date, thankfully that has not been the case.

[johnO]

Always tip!! I can't believe this is in question!! Good grief! These poor mouskeepers have to scrub toilets for minimum wage!!

People who tip shouldn't brag because they aren't doing anything special, they're simply doing what they should but whats really bizarre; is that we've got non tippers on here acting self righteous trying to defend the fact that they don't tip. You get good services from people who work in the service industry, you tip, plain and simple.

[kwhitt3202]

I know many had posted on this subject. This is was my family does. We tie up all trash and set it in the bathroom, strighten up the beds, make sure all our stuff it put away, make it as easy as possible for mousekeeping. We still tip $1-$2 a person in the room for the night.

[Disney Doll]

[B][*]People who tip too much and advise other to do the same. X dollars per person per day isn't tipping, it's bragging.

I can agree with all of your points except this one. Intercot is a source of WDW info and often times people ask what might be considered an appropriate tip. I don't think it's wrong to answer honestly. There are bound to be a range of answers, but the one I hear most often is $1 per person per day. I can't believe you would think anyone would be bragging about a few dollars. Ridiculous. When I was younger and taking vacations on my own for the first time I had lots of questions about tipping among other things. I appreciated the fact that I could get answers from Disney veterans at Intercot.